Chapter 2064

There is not much time to waste in the diplomatic link in the follow-up investigation. If Haihan had the leisure time to wait for the reply from the Ming court, Ning Qi would not have to rush to Fei Cexian for discussion. The Executive Committee hopes that

Convince Fei Cexian to accept Haihan's arrangement and issue relevant documents to provide diplomatic support for Haihan's subsequent actions. This way, when Haihan's army takes action in the coastal areas of the Ming Dynasty, it will not be labeled as an armed invasion by the other party.

crime.

Although in terms of military affairs, Haihan is not afraid of the Ming army stationed in the southeastern coastal areas of the Ming Dynasty, it is always a good thing to have less trouble during the operation, not to mention that if an armed conflict really breaks out because of a misunderstanding, it may lead to a complete situation.

Losing control, and that is not the result Haihan wants to see.

But Fei Cexian is not a fool. How can he just take this big pot? If he guarantees and endorses Haihan, he will be responsible for any troubles in the future, and he may be shouldered all kinds of responsibility for this.

It's a crime, but there may not be much benefit to be gained from it.

"I cannot make decisions on behalf of the imperial court." Fei Cexian shook his head and rejected Ning Qi's proposal: "If your country refuses to negotiate and insists on going your own way, your country will be fully responsible for all the consequences!"

Seeing Fei Cexian's resolute attitude, Ning Qi had no choice but to persuade him from a different angle: "This operation is imminent and has to be launched. I would like to ask Mr. Fei if there is any other way to avoid misunderstandings between our army and the local government of Ming Dynasty during the operation."

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Fei Cexian thought to himself that as long as Haihan doesn't send troops and just maintains the status quo, nothing will happen. But judging from what Ning Qi said, Haihan has obviously made up his mind to do this.

If things continue, maybe all the troops have been assembled and are just waiting for an order.

Fei Cexian quickly calculated the current situation. The ideal situation is that everything Ning Qi said is true. Haihan has no other ulterior motives in sending troops. After completing their mission, they will automatically withdraw their troops and withdraw from the Ming Dynasty. And in the end,

The worst situation is that the armies of the two countries will have armed conflicts during this period, which may even trigger a local war.

But even if it is the former, it is estimated that the court will find it difficult to accept allowing the Haihan Army to enter the country in a grand manner - although this is not the first time.

The only way for the court to save face is to turn the nature of Haihan's operation into a cooperation between the two countries. This will at least rationalize the Haihan army's entry into the Ming Dynasty, and the court's acceptance will be slightly higher. Ning

Qi had previously made similar suggestions, but he requested that the Haihan Army take the lead in this matter. The local government could send people to participate, but could not interfere with or prevent the Haihan Army's actions. This was also unacceptable to Fei Cexian.

"Minister Ning, maybe we should use a more equitable way to resolve our differences." Fei Cexian suggested: "The two countries are cooperating to eliminate lawless elements. Since they are going to operate within our country, our country should nominally lead the action. Ning

What do you think, Minister?"

Of course, Ning Qi heard the hint of concession in Fei Cexian's words. He thought for a moment and nodded: "Yes, but the actual command of the troops participating in the operation must be controlled by us."

Since Fei Cexian said "in name only", he meant to save face rather than arrogance. This would not only ensure that the Ming Dynasty would not be embarrassed by letting the Haihan Army in, but also ensure that the actions of the Haihan Army were within the official limits of the Ming Dynasty.

under effective supervision.

Of course, this was just a last resort expedient. Fei Cexian had no way to stop Haihan from taking action. He had to try to avoid conflicts between the two parties while preserving Daming's face. There seemed to be no better way to deal with it at the moment. Although I heard

It seemed that he did not make many concessions, but in essence he had chosen to compromise. As for the conditions proposed by Ning Qi, Fei Cexian did not intend to bargain anymore. After all, it was too unrealistic to want the Haihan Army to hand over command, and there was no need to continue to negotiate.

This is a waste of time and money.

After intensive consultations, Ning Qi and Fei Cexian finally reached a preliminary temporary cooperation agreement on behalf of the two countries, which mainly focused on the subsequent investigation and capture of Haihan on the southeast coast of Ming Dynasty.

.As the Ming Dynasty’s ambassador to Haihan, Fei Cexian will draft a temporary official document explaining the urgency and necessity of this operation, as well as the general method of cooperation between the two countries. A copy of this official document will be copied as quickly as possible

Go to the government offices along the coast to prevent local officials from not understanding the situation and gathering troops to fight against the Haihan people.

It is worth noting that the official document drafted by Fei Cexian does not have the nature of an order, but is more similar to a notice. As for whether to follow the suggestions in the official document, that is not something Fei Cexian can control.

Therefore, there is still a risk of conflict to a certain extent.

This is actually a disguised reduction of Fei Cexian's responsibility. At least he managed to notify local governments as soon as possible. However, given his authority, he obviously cannot dictate the decisions of local governments. He can only inform the cooperation content and provide some suggestions.

, and how to deal with it will still be decided by local officials.

Of course, for such a big matter, it is not enough to just notify the local authorities. Fei Cexian also drafted a memorial to be sent to the capital to report the ins and outs of the matter to the court. However, it is estimated that the memorial will arrive in the capital sooner than Haihan

The action has been delayed for several days. By the time the discussion in the capital comes to a conclusion, Haihan should have already taken action in the south. Fei Cexian can only hope that Haihan will not make the matter too big and the arrest operation will not turn into a

local war.

"It's done!"

After agreeing on a general plan with Fei Cexian, Ning Qi immediately rushed back to Fort Victory to inform others of the good news. However, Yan Chujie, who should be most excited about this, seemed very calm. Just like the attitude of the military, regardless of Fei Cexian

Whether you agree to Haihan's proposal or not, the follow-up actions will be taken.

"When you went to negotiate with Fei Cexian, the Ministry of National Defense had notified the garrison in Fuguang, Jiangsu and Zhejiang via telegram to prepare to launch a search and arrest operation in the predetermined target area." Yan Chujie said calmly: "It will be tomorrow at the latest.

Start taking action.”

Ning Qi said in shock: "The document written by Fei Cexian was too late to be sent over! Do you plan to kill it first and then report it?"

"By the time the documents are sent from Sanya, it is estimated that all the people we want to arrest have already run away!" Yan Chujie responded unceremoniously: "Arrest the people first, and we will talk about other things later. Just use the documents from the embassy to get the details.

If you encounter a place that is unwilling to cooperate, it will be useless to use this thing. Now we can investigate the case and arrest the person, which will be more effective than anything else."

Ning Qi had to spend so much time to persuade Fei Cexian. Of course, he was not willing to be called worthless by Yan Chujie, so he immediately asked: "What if there is a conflict with the local government?"

Yan Chujie said solemnly: "If it hinders our actions, then it will be a matter of business. But it shouldn't be a big problem here in Fuguang. After all, the coastal states have been dealing with us for many years. No matter how big the matter is, we have to discuss it. On the contrary, Jiangsu and Zhejiang

There will probably be some trouble over there!"

The Guangdong and Guangxi areas are the Ming Dynasty territories closest to Haihan. All coastal state capitals and local senior officials must have more or less entangled interests with Haihan. As long as they are well informed, it will not be too difficult for Haihan's army to operate in these places.

A big obstacle. And Fujian is Xu Xinsu's territory. He has also been involved in this series of shooting cases and will definitely cooperate with Haihan in launching local investigations.

The situation in Jiangsu and Zhejiang is more complicated. The further north Haihan's influence becomes, the weaker it becomes. After passing Hangzhou Bay, it becomes even less influential. Normally doing business is fine, but if Haihan mobilizes troops, it is indeed possible.

It caused panic in the local area and even triggered a confrontation between the local garrison.

In February 1638, with a series of orders issued from the Haihan Ministry of Defense in Sanya, the investigation of the series of arms smuggling cases also began to enter a new stage.

The Beibu Gulf Fleet, which is stationed at Heitu Port and Tushan Port in Annan, the Pearl River Fleet of the Navy, which is stationed on Hong Kong Island at the Pearl River Estuary, the Taiwan Fleet, which is stationed at Magong Port in Penghu and Kaohsiung Port, Taiwan, and the East China Sea Fleet, which is stationed at Dinghai Port in Zhoushan, are all

The order was received on the same day. They were required to immediately launch an investigation into the coastal state capital of Ming Dynasty and arrest them against a list provided by the Ministry of Security and the Military Intelligence Bureau.

The people and institutions listed in this list mainly come from clues obtained from investigations in various places, especially the recent arrests of the people in Zhangzhou, Fujian. The confessions obtained from their mouths have made significant progress in the investigation.

Although these Jinyiwei in Zhangzhou are used by their partners to a certain extent, it does not mean that they are unprepared for their partners. At the beginning of the contact between the two parties, Sun Yongjun, a member of the Jinyiwei family, conducted an investigation into Zhengfu Ji to confirm its

The strength can meet the cooperation requirements of Jinfa Hao. Therefore, regarding the situation of Zhengfuji, Sun Yongjun has intermittently recruited a lot of crucial information.

According to what Jin Yiwei learned from the investigation, Zhengfuji has several merchants with close connections in Fuguang. The intelligence department believes that among them there is a high possibility that they have the same organization as Zhengfuji, the same operation method, and the same backend boss.

, just changed the place and changed the name. And these commercial organizations related to Zhengfuji are all on the investigation list.

As for the missing Japanese shopkeeper Tagawa, he is also the key target of this operation. Sun Yongjun does not know where this person usually hides, but he has heard this person say that he has visited Magong Port in Penghu and Kaohsiung Port in Taiwan.

, so there may be relevant clues in these two places. And this Tagawa is undoubtedly a key figure who holds a lot of important information, so tracking and arresting him has also been listed as a priority.

The military dock at Magong Port in Penghu has not been as busy as it is now for a long time. Hundreds of soldiers lined up in two long queues to transfer various war preparation materials from the warehouse to the cargo hold on the warship. It gave an atmosphere of impending war.

In the past two years, the entire Fujian Strait has been calm most of the time. The naval force stationed in Penghu only needs to dispatch a few warships to perform daily patrols in the strait every other day to complete the task. The garrison has a lot of

The Ministry of National Defense has to arrange for the Penghu garrison to change its defenses every year and transfer part of the personnel to serve in the theater to prevent these naval units from staying in a comfortable environment for too long and their combat effectiveness will be affected.

Most of the various combat readiness materials stored in the Magong Port Naval Base have been stored for more than two years. If the action order had not been received this time, these materials might have been gathering dust in the warehouse for several more years.

The local officers were quite excited about the orders they received. Everyone knew that in the Haihan Army, only by leading troops in battles can one quickly accumulate military merit and get promoted. However, Penghu has been too peaceful in recent years, whether it is Taiwan Island.

Or in the direction of Fujian, there has almost never been a situation where the fleet needs to be dispatched. Now that we finally have an opportunity to dispatch troops, the officers naturally attach great importance to it and are gearing up to take advantage of this opportunity to perform well.

However, Yu Yao, who was in charge of the command of the Penghu garrison, knew very well that the scale and intensity of this operation would probably not be what his officers expected. The enemies they had to deal with were at best a group of armed sea merchants, which was very difficult for them.

The Penghu garrison, which has more than ten standard warships, is actually overqualified. And according to the information currently available, the main task they have to perform is search and arrest. It is not certain whether they can find the target. Now they have to talk about meritorious service and awards.

It's actually a little too early.

Intelligence sent from Fujian shows that one of the target persons may have visited Penghu. Considering the other person's identity and behavior style, he may also have an agency in Penghu. Therefore, before dispatching the fleet to search a larger area,

, Yu Yao needs to first conduct an inventory of local commercial institutions and outsiders to confirm whether the enemy has planted hidden stakes in his jurisdiction.

Compared with the trade environment in Zhangzhou and Quanzhou across the strait, Penghu, located in the middle of the strait, is obviously not on the same level. Penghu's local industries are mainly fishery and small-scale planting, and it is obviously difficult to attract a large number of products in this area.

Foreign merchants who buy Haihan agricultural products are more willing to go to the Kaohsiung area where the planting scale is larger. Therefore, there are not too many foreign merchants in and out of Penghu. In addition, there is a naval base locally, and foreign merchants and merchant ships come to the port.

Basically, you are required to register, and it does not seem to be too difficult to find a Japanese businessman who has visited the local area.

Yu Yao asked the local port authority and several inns that provided accommodation services to immediately check the registration information of the past two years and screen out all those who matched the intelligence provided by Zhangzhou. For efficiency, he even sent several members of the garrison command to

A staff officer was also sent to participate in the investigation. Although this method was a bit clumsy, it was very effective. After only a few hours, the investigation work was fruitful.
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